Doctor Who’s surprise appearance from a familiar face sent the internet into meltdown

This article contains spoilers relating to episode one of Doctor Who series 8. If you haven’t seen it yet, proceed at your peril…

Yes everybody that was Matt Smith you saw on Doctor Who (Picture: BBC)

It was almost inevitable that the new series of Doctor Who would spring a surprise or two on its fans.

However even the most devoted Whovians were taken by surprise on Saturday night when – having handed over the reins to Peter Capaldi at Christmas – a certain Matt Smith popped up mid-episode.

Yes, before viewers even had a chance to shout out ‘But I thought he’d gone to star in Terminator Genisys,’ the man former known as the Doctor showed up, attempting to allay Clara’s fears about his successor in an emotional phone call

But while that may have caught most of you off guard, the reaction to his appearance was far less surprising – as social media went into the inevitable meltdown and you all simultaneously burst into tears:

Anyone else just cry at the end of Doctor Who seeing Matt Smith? Nope? Just me then.